http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest story posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5Pickens Technical College's goal is to provide students the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in the workplace. The Executive Internship Program at Pickens offers students important on-the-job experience. Students volunteer eight to 10 hours each week at community businesses to learn a...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~320689.aspx6/13/2007 8:25:39 AMRich Blegen Pickens Technical College's goal is to provide students the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in the workplace. The Executive Internship Program at Pickens offers students important on-the-job experience. Students volunteer eight to 10 hours each week at community businesses to learn a...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~320698.aspx6/13/2007 8:32:02 AMRich Blegen 2006 Gateway High School graduate April Govednik used her passion for hockey recently to raise money for those who helped save her life as an infant. Govednik was onlyeight weeks old when doctors at the Aurora South Medical Center treated her for spinal meningitis, a potentially fatal dis...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Alumni-Of-The-Week/Story~322110.aspx6/15/2007 7:53:55 AMRich Blegen 2006 Gateway High School graduate April Govednik used her passion for hockey recently to raise money for those who helped save her life as an infant. Govednik was only 8 weeks old when doctors at the Aurora South Medical Center treated her for spinal meningitis, a potentially fatal disease tha...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Alumni-Of-The-Week/Story~322114.aspx6/15/2007 8:05:40 AMRich Blegen More than 300 APS staff and community members celebrated Hinkley High School's building remodel at a September 27 grand opening. With a ceremonial cutting of blue ribbon, Hinkley Principal Peter Mosby, Superintendent John L. Barry, Board of Education President Matt Cook and Aurora Chamber of ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~369203.aspx9/28/2007 7:36:12 AMRich Blegen More than 300 APS staff and community members celebrated Hinkley High School's building remodel at a September 27 grand opening. With a ceremonial cutting of blue ribbon, Hinkley Principal Peter Mosby, Superintendent John L. Barry, Board of Education President Matt Cook and Aurora Chamber of Comm...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~369204.aspx9/28/2007 7:44:40 AMRich Blegen Walk into any APS physical education class and you're likely to see ipods, digital cameras and PlayStation dance pads as much as kickballs and badminton rackets. Physical education teachers in APS have been integrating technology into the classroom as a way to increase student interest and to...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Teacher-News/Story~369206.aspx9/28/2007 7:52:59 AMRich Blegen Walk into any APS physical education class and you're likely to see ipods, digital cameras and PlayStation dance pads as much as kickballs and badminton rackets. Physical education teachers in APS have been integrating technology into the classroom as a way to increase student interest and to...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Teacher-News/Story~369207.aspx9/28/2007 8:05:46 AMRich Blegen For the opening home game this season, the Gateway High School football team charged onto the field through the school's colorful, inflatable Gateway Tunnel. Like many college and professional football teams, Gateway's team now has the first "sports tunnel" in APS history. The Aurora Schools ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~369211.aspx9/28/2007 8:10:03 AMRich Blegen For the opening home game this season, the Gateway High School football team charged onto the field through the school's colorful, inflatable Gateway Tunnel. Like many college and professional football teams, Gateway's team now has the first "sports tunnel" in APS history. The Aurora Schools ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~369213.aspx9/28/2007 8:12:48 AMRich Blegen Usually the school nurse leaves a vision screening exhausted, but on this one occasion Gail Therrien , the school nurse at Dalton Elementary, was exhilarated. Twelve amazing parent volunteers and two Pickens Technical College nursing students provided vision screening for over 535 students...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Parent-News/Story~369214.aspx9/28/2007 8:14:33 AMRich Blegen Usually the school nurse leaves a vision screening exhausted, but on this one occasion Gail Therrien, the school nurse at Dalton Elementary, was exhilarated. Twelve amazing parent volunteers and two Pickens Technical College nursing students provided vision screening for over 535 students at D...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/Parent-News/Story~369218.aspx9/28/2007 8:22:58 AMRich Blegen When Gateway High School athletes aren't "tearing up the field" during a football game, they are "sweeping up the streets" in their local community. Players on all three Gateway football teams have adopted the surrounding campus streets to help keep their community clean and beautiful. Led by ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~369219.aspx9/28/2007 8:25:30 AMRich Blegen When Gateway High School athletes aren't "tearing up the field" during a football game, they are "sweeping up the streets" in their local community. Players on all three Gateway football teams have adopted the surrounding campus streets to help keep their community clean and beautiful. Led by...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~369221.aspx9/28/2007 8:28:28 AMRich Blegen South Middle School students recently enjoyed the beauty of the mountains while developing team building skills at Cal-Wood Education Center. More than 40 seventh and eighth-grade student mentors joined the entire sixth-grade class in team building tasks and challenges. The goal of the trip w...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~369227.aspx9/28/2007 8:41:25 AMRich Blegen South Middle School students recently enjoyed the beauty of the mountains while developing team building skills at Cal-Wood Education Center. More than 40 seventh and eighth-grade student mentors joined the entire sixth-grade class in team building tasks and challenges. The goal of the trip wa...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~369230.aspx9/28/2007 8:45:12 AMRich Blegen College Friday, sponsored by College In Colorado, is the day designated to raise awareness about the importance of higher education for Colorado's youth. This year, College Day takes place Friday, April 11, and coincides with the statewide ACT exam. The APS Nutrition Services Department encour...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/About-Town/Story~454463.aspx4/11/2008 8:59:30 AMRich Blegen College Friday, sponsored by College In Colorado, is the day designated to raise awareness about the importance of higher education for Colorado's youth. This year, College Day takes place Friday, April 11, and coincides with the statewide ACT exam. The APS Nutrition Services Department encour...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/About-Town/Story~454465.aspx4/11/2008 9:08:50 AMRich Blegen Aurora Central students proved that you are never too old to play with crayons. A group of students demonstrated that with the publication of their self-authored book, Melting Box of Crayons: True Stories and Poems by Urban High School Students . In 2007, Michelle Otte, the Aurora Central E...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/General-News/Story~458231.aspx4/18/2008 3:16:24 PMRich Blegen Aurora Central students proved that you are never too old to play with crayons. A group of students demonstrated that with the publication of their self-authored book, Melting Box of Crayons: True Stories and Poems by Urban High School Students . In 2007, Michelle Otte, the Aurora Central E...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/General-News/Story~458239.aspx4/18/2008 3:20:07 PMRich Blegen Principal Peter Mosby inducted five more people to Hinkley High School's Wall of Distinction at a ceremony on April 9. The honorees graduated from Hinkley or have a record of outstanding service to Hinkley. In addition to receiving awards, they will also be added to Hinkley's large-screen LCD dis...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/General-News/Story~458243.aspx4/18/2008 3:22:58 PMRich Blegen Principal Peter Mosby inducted five more people to Hinkley High School's Wall of Distinction at a ceremony on April 9. The honorees graduated from Hinkley or have a record of outstanding service to Hinkley. In addition to receiving awards, they will also be added to Hinkley's large-screen LCD dis...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/General-News/Story~458273.aspx4/18/2008 3:38:07 PMRich Blegen Aurora Central High School student Demaris Smith has engineered a full-ride scholarship. Smith recently learned that he earned the Gates Millennium Scholarship. The scholarship, funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will cover the cost of tuition and room and board for six years of col...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/General-News/Story~458296.aspx4/18/2008 3:51:48 PMRich Blegen Aurora Central High School student Demaris Smith has engineered a full-ride scholarship. Smith recently learned that he earned the Gates Millennium Scholarship. The scholarship, funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will cover the cost of tuition and room and board for six years of col...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/General-News/Story~458302.aspx4/18/2008 3:55:15 PMRich Blegen Nine APS students earned Daniel's Fund scholarships. The scholarship covers tuition, room and board. The students will also receive a laptop computer, health benefits and transportation costs to and from their university. Students may use their scholarship at any two- or four-year accredited col...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/General-News/Story~464959.aspx5/2/2008 8:39:11 AMRich Blegen Nine APS students earned Daniel's Fund scholarships. The scholarship covers tuition, room and board. The students will also receive a laptop computer, health benefits and transportation costs to and from their university. Students may use their scholarship at any two- or four-year accredited col...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/General-News/Story~464967.aspx5/2/2008 8:50:38 AMRich Blegen Superintendent John L. Barry and Board President Matt Cook recognized 10 individuals who make a difference in the lives of APS students. Barry honored eight staff members, a parent and a community/business member with Superintendent Annual Awards on May 1 at the Gateway High School Commo...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/General-News/Story~464970.aspx5/2/2008 8:56:56 AMRich Blegen Superintendent John L. Barry and Board President Matt Cook recognized 10 individuals who make a difference in the lives of APS students. Barry honored eight staff members, a parent and a community/business member with Superintendent Annual Awards on May 1 at the Gateway High School Commo...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/General-News/Story~464993.aspx5/2/2008 9:30:13 AMRich Blegen Former West M.S. teacher Ayal Korczak hatched his idea for the now national teen-oriented LaTeen Magazine at West M.S.while trying to find a creative way to encourage students to read and write. View a video at the West M.S. Web site of how LaTeen Magazine was born.http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/General-News/Story~464997.aspx5/2/2008 9:35:32 AMRich Blegen Former West M.S. teacher Ayal Korczak hatched his idea for the now national teen-oriented LaTeen Magazine at West M.S.while trying to find a creative way to encourage students to read and write. View a video at the West M.S. Web site of how LaTeen Magazine was born.http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/General-News/Story~465005.aspx5/2/2008 9:43:29 AMRich Blegen